Total Crime Rate

307.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 307.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 50.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Burglary 33.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.4 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Robbery 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rothbury Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bow East , and the 137th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rothbury Road (E9 5HA) in the last 12 months was 307.3 per 1,000 residents and was 124.6% higher than the Bow East average (136.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothbury Road (E9 5HA), the main crime hotspot is near Hackney Wick. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rothbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leabank Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leabank Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Leabank Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leabank Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leabank Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyke Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Anthony'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wansbeck Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monier Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Monier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palace Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palace Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackney Wick Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyke Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wallis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hackney Wick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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